Our commitment to ethical and responsible banking drives us to aspire to be our clients’ chosen continuing partner for sustainable business. Our aim is to maintain our positive impact on our stakeholders, to insure a trustworthy culture, sound corporate governance and to boost continuous innovation contributing to the country’s economic development.
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
We comply with Basel accords for a better corporate governance and protection of stakeholders’ rights. BLC Bank has a corporate governance Code that is in line with the regulatory requirements. -
FINANCIAL ECONOMIC CRIME POLICY
We, at BLC Bank, participate in the international efforts to combat money laundering and the funding of terrorist and criminal activities. As such, we have implemented a policy on financial economic crime targeting Anti Money Laundering. -
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
We Initiative: We have joined the Global Banking Alliance (GBA) for Women to have hands-on access to the best practices from around the world in order to build innovative and comprehensive programs for women. -

SME BANKING, TBILISI, GEORGIA
BLC Bank was represented at the SME Banking Club in Tbilisi. -

STRENGTHENING CONTROLS
Our business approach in diversification of risk, fighting against money laundering and funding terrorism and criminal activities are at the core of our main values. -

SME ROADSHOWS
Two roadshows took place on July 12 and 13 in Aley and Daraya respectively focusing on “Financing Solutions from BLC Bank”. -

SHOWCASING SOLUTIONS TO LOCAL SMES
We are happy to have participated in this lecture led by Joice Peruzzi, Behavior Veterinary from Brazil on Oct. 31. -

BCC: BEIRUT DESIGN WEEK
It was great participating in the Beirut CC panel as part of Beirut Design Week alongside executives and creatives from the industry talking about the challenges and opportunities of setting, sustaining and scaling a design business. -

INFLUENCERS SME EVENT
May 30 where bloggers and influencers discussed the importance of their role in promoting consumption of local products and services, and how it affects job creation and the economy. -
CODE OF CONDUCT WITH SUPPLIERS
Procurement Policy: In order to ensure an appropriate corporate governance and an ethical and fair trading with business partners, we have set a series of procurement code of conduct policies related to the suppliers we deal with. -
QUALITY PROGRAM
Based on the Bank’s mission to deliver what matters to its customers, shareholders, employees and community, we launched a Quality Program shifting our culture from being product centric to customer centric. -
TRAININGS & BUSINESS TOOLS
Because at BLC Bank we understand that building and running a business requires more than just financing, we launched in 2013 the SME toolkit website from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), exclusively in Lebanon with BLC Bank. -

ANTI-CORRUPTION WORKSHOP
In collaboration with UNDP, GCNL organized a joint workshop that was hosted at AUB to discuss the latest developments on the national scene in relation with a topic that has attracted exponential attention in Lebanon over the recent period. -

SUPPORTING INNOVATORS AND ENTREPRENEURS
As part of our Full-fledged Business Solution to SMEs, we asked them about their challenges and obstacles and relentlessly listened to them. -

AGRYTECH
In our continuous endeavor to improve opportunities for SMEs, BLC Bank partnered with the Agrytech FUND. -

BEIRUT CREATIVE CLUSTER
Beirut Creative Cluster is an alliance of leading Lebanese creative companies across seven major digital creative fields (Film Production & Photography, Animation & Gaming, Branding & Marketing, and Mobile & Web Development). -

WE INITIATIVE
In 2012, BLC Bank was the first financial institution from the MENA to commit to the UN Women Empowerment Principles and to create a unit exclusively dedicated to supporting and serving women.




